• little grebe - 1pr on Holmes Terrace Lodge
• Canada goose - 5 at Warth, including a sitting bird, 4 prs at Holmes Terrace Lodge, including 2 sitting birds & a sitting bird at Lumb Vale
• goosander - 1 male at Irwell Vale
• buzzard - 1 soaring over Cloughfold
• sparrowhawk - 1 male over Lea Bank
• kestrel - 1 at Fallbarn & 1 at Townsendfold
• moorhen - 2 at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• lapwing - 2 birds came over Hurdles Quarry from Whinberry Pasture
• black headed gull - 16 at EBSW & 15 at Haslingden Cricket Club
• woodpigeon - flock of 16 at Ewood Bridge
• stock dove - 1 in Hurdles Quarry & 1 flying out of the roof of Hurdles Farm
• collared dove - 1 at Irwell Vale
• swift - 3 at EBSW
• kingfisher - 1 on the Irwell
• sand martin - I could only see 1 at EBSW.  None on the river
• swallow - 10 in Waterfoot, 1 at Hareholme, 2 at Dam Top & c150 at EBSW
• house martin - 3 at Waterfoot, 2 of which were flying under the eaves of Victoria Arcade, 5 at Hareholme & c150 at EBSW
• pied wagtail - 1pr at Warth, 1 at Townsendfold & 4 at EBSW
• grey wagtail - 1 at Warth, 1pr at The Holme, with male carrying food, 1 at Townsendfold, 1 at Alderbottom & 4 at Irwell Vale
• dipper - 1 in Waterfoot, 1 at The Holme, 1 at Ewood Bridge & 1 at Irwell Vale
• wheatear - 1pr in Hurdles Quarry
• ring ouzel - 1 female at Hurdles Quarry
• blackcap - singing birds at Cow Lane, The Holme, EBSW (4) & Irwell Vale
• whitethroat - 1 male feeding in hawthorn at Holmes Terrace Lodge
• chiffchaff - 1 feeding in hawthorn at Cow Lane, singing birds at EBSW, Greens Lane & Irwell Vale (3)
• willow warbler - singing birds at Warth (2), Hareholme, The Holme, Greens Lane (2) & EBSW (3)
• goldcrest - singing birds at EBSW, Irwell Vale (2), Greens lane & Clod Lane
• long tailed tit - 1 + 2 + 3 at Irwell Vale & 1 at EBSW
• starling - young heard in nest at the church at Irwell Vale
• greenfinch - 1 at Warth, 1 at Fallbarn & 3 at The Holme
• bullfinch - calling birds at Irwell Vale
• reed bunting - 1m on the hillside at Hurdles Quarry

cheers Kevin